Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-27
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day, Tuesday, May 3lst
Since skulls are in fashion in Bratt leboro
this week Jewelcr Hubbard keeps up with
the procession 10y showing some skulls of
the animated variety among his scarf pin
novelties.
The asylum trustees have closed con
tract with Carrick Bros Of St Johnsbury
for handsome granite monument in mem
DRY Of Mrs. Anna Marsh, the founder of
the asylum, TO be erected in the Hinsdale
cemetery on or before Sept l. Mrs Narsh's
remains now lie in the old Hooker cemetery
in Hinsdale, but they will be removed to "A
lot given for the purpose by the Hinsdale
cemetery association, in linsdale village
On Sunday next (Whitsunday) there will |
be a celebration of the Holy Communion in |
st. Michaels church. Services at 1890 |
A. ~ and 1870 p. N.
Next Monday being Memorial day there
will he no session Of the public schools.
A Dickens party will be given at the Cen
tire church parlors next Wednesday even
ing beginning at 7.45 o'clock, under the
auspices Of the V W. G. T. T., to which a
general invitation is extended
Some of our Brattleboro readers will re-
member the announcement which was made
year ago Of the shooting in his own house
hl H4uIthds Ahl.s OF non. d. IL. hllnDAll,
brother Of S. w. Kimball of this place A
Eureka paper received this week gives an
account of the hanging Of Mr. Kmball's
murderer. He was young man Of 20 who
had led a vicious life and on the fatal night
in question, May 2S 1885, entered Mr.
| klmhalIs house for purposes Of robbery,
and when surprised by him shot him with
II pistol which he had stolen from u store in
the place. There was no doubt Of his guilt,
though he refused to confess his crime He
showed callous Indifference to his fate 10
the last and went staggering to the gal
lows with cigar in his mouth.
\ Republican item Of this morning says
a good cooling note for this weather comes
from Observer in Mortified, who says
that "A careful examination Of the New
! England meteorological socety's bulletins,
November to April inclusive show that the
snow fall of New England the past winter
was heaviest at Stafford, Vt. 220 inches
at jacksonville, Vt, it was l75.2 inches, at
Rowe l62 inches and at Marlboro, Vt, 1853
inches.
Frank T.. Housh & Co are publishing a
tastefully bound story by niece of Col T.
W Higginson, entitled Life in a Country
Village in War Times Brattleboro PEG
Pile will recognize many familiar descrip-
tons in this little book, which will be ready
next Monday.
Madame Januuschek has resumed her
engagements in spite Of her broken arm,
and viii try to complete the list, including
her Brattleboro appointment on June 10.
Miss Susie Kirwan will sing soprano in
the Unitarian choir, beginning next sun
day.
The ladies' Of the Relief Corps will meet
at Greenes drug store Sunday morning TO
attend services at the Baptist church
Mr.. f. A. Phelps Of Boston, who spent
the winter at Hot Springs Ark, ON account
Of a serious throat trouble, has been in
Brattleboru this week with his family ON a
visit Ia friends. He comes back with his
health restored, save only that he is minus
his voice but this, he hopes, will also be
) soon restored Last Sunday was the SOth
birthday Of Mr. Nathan Phelps of Guilford,
, the father Of MIR. Phelps, and ON that day
lac and his sister, Mrs II. q. Aldrich Of
| Boston and their families paid the cheerful
and well preserved old man birthday
, visit.
At the Baptist State Sunday school con
vcntion to be held in st, Adams next week
,, Rev. Mr.. Parry will speak Wednesday
evening upon the Weaknesses and Needs
of the Sunday Schools.
& lhlEc STEAMER w > W ar lhAtu Oul lhbl
,, Friday evening for trial, when it was found
10 be impossible TO get good work from it,
, and Chief Engineer Turner has taken steps
to have it at once put in repair. On ac
- count of this condition Of affairs it has been
decided not Ia have the annual parade OF
> the department until fall.
After June LIST Bratteboro people can gC
to Boston for 81 80 if they choose TO go by
II way of Amherst and the Boston x Albany
T. road. Beginning June LIST the Boston x Al
e hany road will sell tickets from Amherst I,
e Boston for 81 - TO head OFF competition
u from the new Massachusetts, Central route
The fare from Brattleboro to Amherst il
: 40 and the 81 ,4j from Amherst adde,
!; makes the 81 30. The most available train
Il for the trip by this route will be those a
l. 10 A. N, and 3.30P. n.
! st. Johnsbury people are talking abou
:. the establishment Of n public hospital u
, meet the needs of poor people who fall sicl
:, or meet with disabling injuries. The idei
. is good one. and one which Brattlebor
e will need to consider seriously at no yer,
- distant day.
# A gentle shower on Wednesday morning
a. and generous thunder shower ON Thurs
"a day evening, the first of the season, hav
= made welcome break in the drought whic
has prevailed since May came in.
% The Estey Guard voted last evening t
"a 20 to Vernon for their annual June drill o
AZ the 18th proximo. In addition 10 his gift Q
r. New York Seventh regiment gun sings t
\ the company Col. Estey has given the boy
la nickle plated scabbards, which were re
N ceived last night.
e. At the annual meeting of Fountain steam
v, er company, No. 4, Wednesday evening
r these officers were chosen Foreman,
of c. Streeter assistant, W, H. Roleau cler
TO and treasurer, c. l., Cobb engineer, A. {
10 johnson fireman, VIM T. Ellis steward
" Louis Ahrens; ppemen, Fred Reid, Ge,
t. Reed, Geo. Horton, John Mack. Thrt
a new members were voted into the company
il The Universalist parish Monday evenin
st voted 10 extend call 10 Rev. T. W. II
OF man Of Attleboro, Mass, TO become the
b. pastor at a salary not to exceed $500. Nj
he lllman, who has occupied the pulpit the la
te two Sundays, is expected to preach aga
=, next Sunday, and it is believed that he vi
nd accept the call
81 Patrick Fleming has begun the erectic
''' of nice twostOry house ON his Oak sire
lot.
G. w, Wyman is in Saratoga this wee
attending the 33d annual meeting of Il
OO right worthy grand lodge of Good Ter
ALI plars,
he The afternoon express train north
X Tuesday ran against derrick near ii
de Good Cheer works in Greenfield and ma
it. rowly escaped serious wreck The smok
sir stack was torn off by the guy-rope Whit
ng sagged over the tracks, and then the de
la rick fell upon the smoking car, tearing o
ng the windows and scattering the glass pr
ed miscuously among the passengers. A f.
Dc Of the passengers were cut with the hyil
he glass, but no one was seriously injured
nat Boston drummer, who was looking out
gh the baggage-car, had thumb cut off
got the door, The train was backed TO the st
gh ton and taken north by the yard swift
engine.
union gospel temperance meeting "
for be held in the Y NJ. G, A. rooms next Su
IL day at =. N.
me There will be no meeting of the w. G.
S." u, next week.
SEES The Brattleboro friends of Otis Atwat
Id are glad to learn of the marked improy
IS. ment in his condition which has taken pla
RS recently. Since last January he has be
ere under the care of New York special
or with the result that two or three wee
lr ago he suddenly began talking after |
eel naming absolutely silent for some fl
Mt years. He now converses nationally a
ry writes letters TO his friends.
'lil Ned Hadley, who left here May 9th OF
bicycle trip to Chicago, met with an u